Chris Harris sticks around, but the rest of the crew is all-new

Matt LeBlanc is out, but Chris Harris is staying on as a Top Gear host, with two new faces joining the team, a cricket player and a late-night talk show host.

Paddy McGuinness and Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff will be joining UK’s Top Gear for the 2019 season, which will see Matt LeBlanc leave the show, and Rory Reid step down as a main host.

Paddy is a British comedian, and Flintoff is an ex-cricket player; both of them were television show hosts previously, so we hope they work out in the new gig.

What makes a joker and an athlete good for a car program? Well, McGuinness once headed a program called Stars and Their Cars, which, as the name suggests, would profile stars and their various obsessions with automobiles. He’s also worked on a bunch of other TV shows, so he’s no stranger to the lens.

Flintoff is a cricket legend and currently the host of Carnage, in which teams compete to build battle-ready vehicles out of regular cars. Flintoff also once bought a Lamborghini that he was too tall to drive home, so, hopefully, he can provide a Hammond-esque aloof attitude.

Chris Harris said in a press release he was excited about the partnership, saying “you can tell just how much fun we’re going to have to make Top Gear with Paddy and Freddie.”

“They’re both brilliant, natural entertainers—and their mischief mixed with the most exciting cars on the planet is sure to take the show to the next level. My dream job just got even better.”

Sabine Schmitz and Rory Reid will remain the hosts of the web-only spin-off Extra Gear.